FROM THE PRESIDENT’S DESK
BY AARON MUIRHEAD
QLD GOLF INDUSTRY AWARDS FOR 2015
It is with great pleasure that I congratulate all those
that nominated for the awards that were presented by the PGA, Golf Qld,
QGCSA and GMAQ on Thursday, 10 March 2016 at the Jupiter’s Casino.
An excess of 400 people supported the event and it was a wonderful night
to recognise those in our industry that have made massive contributions
at both club and industry level.
Albeit all nominees were very worthy winners, unfortunately, there can
only be one that collects the award. The GMAQ awards for 2015 went to:
GMAQ Manager of the Year - Charlie McGill (Maroochy River GC)
GMAQ Golf Club of the Year - Headland GC
GMAQ Golf Club Employee of the Year - Lynda Simonds (Carbrook GC)
GMAQ Golf Club Board Member of the Year - Michael Moore
(Maroochy River GC)
There were 2 more very special award recipients announced on the night:
QLD Golf Industry Services to Golf Award - Max Mason
QLD Golf Industry Supplier of the Year - Schweppes
Congratulations to all those nominated for awards. The award panel
deliberated for some time over these prestigious awards as all nominees
were very worth winners.
EDUCATION
The first GMAQ FREE education session for 2016 was held
on 12 April 2016 at the Nudgee Golf Club. The day was purely
designed for education only where GMAQ members, guest
managers and board members attended an educational session
focused on Organisational Change and Managing Human
Resources. The Organisational change session, presented
by Dixon Wohlsen Strategies, Simon Parker, was focused on
the fundamental strategies that clubs can adopt so that the
organisation remains relevant in a changing environment.
We heard how organisations that are able to manage change
well, will maintain productivity and relevance over time and
why failure to do so may render an organisation dysfunctional,
unproductive and irrelevant.
The second part of the educational session was delivered
by Wally Lee from Club Queensland who identified relevant
workplace issues and the best way for the club and
management to deal with the issues. Wally also provided case
study information on relevant court verdicts and potential ways
that these outcomes may have been eliminated.
Based on the excellent feedback and attendance at this event,
GMAQ will provide more session that are focussed on specific
issues faced by our industry. If you have any topics that you feel
should be tackled, please email suggestions to Brett Holland
(Education Officer) on [email protected]
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